jon huntsman said mitt romney is like a perfectly lubricated weather vane on the important issues of the day. this may help explain why the first debate was so taxing for the president. it was like arguing with a ghost. romney walked through previous positions like he'd never held them and proposed brand new ones that he conjured up on stage. for his part, the president didn't need more debate practice. he should have watched the republican primaries because he would have seen mitt romney laid bare. again, here is another republican answering questions about mitt romney. >> you said of mitt romney, somebody who will lie to you to get to be president